Improved spice-cast



GHARLES Tyrannen.,` or N-ORWIQH, CONNECTICUT.'

Letters Patent No. 79,144, dated June 23, 1868.

IMPROVED SPICE-GAN.

ein intentie nient tu in tinte rttet ttent me mating part nf tip tanniVTO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONOERN i Be it known that I, CHARLES T. PALMER,ot'Norivieh, in the county of New London, and State of Connec ticut,have invented anew and improved Spice-Can; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is a full,"clear, and exact description thereof, whichwill enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same,reference' being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthisspecification.

This inventionv relates to a method of putting up spices, and articlesof a similar nature, for sale, 'whereby such articles are confined, sothat, by removal of a cover, the spices can beused-directly from the canor package, instead of being removed therefroml'to other boxes-orsprinklers for use, as is usually done.

` The' nature of the improvement consists in constructing the perforatedhead or cover of the spice-canwith a depression, to receivethe disk orcap, which is V placed over the holesvof such head or'cover, the samebeing to bring the cap flush with the surrounding part of the headorcover, in order that the disk or cap may be preserved in place tobetter advuntage'by thc-paper pasted upon it and the head, or duringtransportation, and also take up less room than would be the case A"werethere no such rdepression in the head. An equivalent, in most respects,for this cavity is an ,annular beadraised on the Yhead, and about theholes. 'When such bead is employed, I prefer to m'ake the head slightlyconcave, 'so as to bringthe outer edge ofthebead even with, or a littlebeloiv, the periphery of the head.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of the can or package, which isdesigned for any of the ground spices, with the disk orcover removed,soias' to show'the perforations and disk-receiving' cavity. u

Figure 2 is a view ofthe same, with the disk on or with the perforationsclosed, as when prepared for trans; portation, or not in actual use. A

,Figure 3 is a transverse section of the cover of the can. Figure 4 is aview of the disk usedfor coveringrthe holes of the cover. Similarletters of reference indicate corresponding parts. v l In preparing orputting up packages of ground spices for market, it is-usual to confinethe spices in closed cans, or in other kinds of closed packages, sothat, when the spice is used, it must be` taken'from the box or package,and placedin a sprinkler, which operation occasions much trouble andwaste of time, as well as' 'of spice.

To remedy this difficulty, I prepare the calrvitself with vperforations,making thereby a. sprinkler'ofqthe original package or can, as seen in4the drawing, iig. 1.

In preparing these cansA for transportation `or sale the perforationsare closed by a disk of4 tin or other material, or by a cover, as inthefordinary tin box.

I In case thesimple disk is used, a strip of paper is secured over thedisk, to hold it in place.

In preparing the perforated head of the can for reception of the cap'ordisk, I make in such head a shallow chamber,v to receive the'disk, theperforations being' thro-ugh the bottom of such chamber. Y

In figs. l and 2, A denotes the body, B the cover', and C the disk orhole-covering plate ofthe can, the per forations being cxhibitedat a.

The shalloiv receiver or chamber for reception of the disk is shown att, in g. 3, as formed by un annular bead, e, stamped up from the cover.The cover-top is also shownaswoncave, so as to `bring the annular bead eeven with or somewhat below the periphery cl d of the cover. v I l A4When the cover is so madc,one box or canmay be packed on anotherwithout danger of any movements of it, during transportation, displacingor Wearing the paper pasted on. the disk and the bead c, so as to injureor destroy theveonnection. of Vthe disk with the cover. *It is verydesirable to have a tight joint between the edge of the disk and thecircumference of itsrrec'eivingeavityor about `the sume, as the properpreservation `of the spice orpowderedarticle put up `in the can oftendepends o n this, it being very desirable, while it may be sealed or intransit, to keep air, moisture, and mould-spores from it. It is alsodesirable to k'eep the disk in place.

AThis is done by the cavityor annular bead.

v I make'no clair;v to a. eerrhavigeseries of e'm'all holes iny its endor bever; I claim, "as an improved' article ofmanu'facture, a'nd asmy-inventon l Aspee-oan or 'porYder-box,'as not onvly made with holes orperforatonsgzl a 'a in-,ts cover, but as having a cavity, b, andan-'nular bead,`c,arranged therewith, and with the periphery d d ofthentop ofthe cover, substantially inumaner as explained', :md for thepurpose'ofreceiving va.4 disk or Plate to cover the lperforatohss, thewhole being,r substantially as epeeiied.-

The above specification' of rny nvetio fsgulebi. b'y me, th s 26th dayof October, 1867. CHARLES T. PALMER'. Witneeee's: Y

WM. F.' MaNAzwnxm,A ALEX. F. 'Rogzlmtrel

